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Originally Posted by MrBungle
It's a good soundbite but FT8 is basically taking the operator out of the picture there. With no skill or experience whatsoever I got to Australia from London on 2W out on half a dipole in the middle of a tree with it. Half a dipole because I didn't realise that the glue I had sealed the BNC tag ring with in the balun had insulated it from the feed. It was basically a quarter wave 7MHz long wire on the end of 15m of RG58. My tuner just tuned it anyway  |
Presumably that was not on 2m...
FT8 is clearly enjoyed by many but the click on a waterfall mentality is not for me. Unfortunately it has killed operation on CW and SSB stone dead, nobody uses those modes outside contests. I have largely lost interest in the hobby, something I certainly wouldn't have said a couple of years ago, a sad end to our wonderful hobby.
Maybe we should get back on topic, or wait to see what happens at IARU in the next few days.
73 Dave G3YMC